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Who held the Shadow Foreign Secretary position that Mhairi Black defeated in 2015?

  • Keir Starmer

  • Emily Thornberry

  • Douglas Alexander

  • Hilary Benn

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Douglas Alexander, the former Shadow Foreign Secretary for Scotland, faced defeat in the 2015 general election by Mhairi Black, a new candidate representing the Scottish National Party. This marked a significant victory for the SNP and Black, who at 20 years of age became the youngest Member of Parliament in Westminster since the 17th century.
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